Small Town Brewery

Microbrewery in Wauconda, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Pabst Brewing Company

Established in 2012

Closed in 2018

Contact
1000 N Rand Rd, #204, Wauconda, IL, 60084, United States
Description
Small Town Brewery is dedicated to crafting gruit-inspired beers. Gruit–German for herbs–describes the ancient practice of bittering ales with roots, spices, flowers, and berries. Tim Kovac, founder and brewmaster of Small Town Brewery, uses a proprietary technique to infuse a specialty blend of herbs and spices into his brewing process to create gruit-inspired beers with the unmistakable taste of nostalgia featuring classic American flavors.

Admin Note: Small Town Brewery and Taproom have closed after the sale of the brand in 2018. 2019 relaunched with a new brand under the Pabst umbrella with only 2 products. The original owner of Small Town has opened a up a new brewery in Cary, IL under the name Spirit Water

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4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5

Stovepipe: Lime and grapefruit nose, hint of lillies. Lime green, fizzy and headless. Sugary sweet lemon-lime, lillies, grapefruit. Light body, easy carbonation. Alcopop and not a good one. Alcoholic hillbillies will eat this cloying stuff up.

Tried on 10 Aug 2017 at 18:58


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from a variety pack. Thanks, Thomas! Drunk from the bottle, so no appearance score here. Strong vanilla on the nose, with some orange peel, cinnamon, and caramel. Sweet, but surprisingly sharp and spicy. Medium to heavy body, very creamy, with a bit of a grainy, sharp mouthfeel. This is a well done, tasty, and fun beer.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2017 at 09:56


7
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Clear light yellow color with a tiny white head and poor retention. No lacing. Tastes like a super sweet apple pie and crust. Really good but not very beer-like. Alco-pop.

Tried on 30 Jul 2017 at 16:23


4.6
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from Vons, Las Vegas. Pours clear golden, no head. The aroma contains ginger, sugar and spices (mint). It tastes medium to heavy sugary sweet (a bit cloying) and light bitter. Noticeable ginger in the spicy finish. Light body, watery/sticky texture, fizzy carbonation. It’s not terrible and it makes a good quencher on a hot summer’s day, but it has artificial qualities and I’d almost consider it a Cider.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Jul 2017 at 04:58


6.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5

Bottle from Food Lion in Warrenton, VA Aroma: strawberries, vanilla, rhubarb Appearance: clear pink with no head Taste: medium sweetness, Palate: light body, oily feel, average carbonation, long finish,

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2017 at 18:56


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7

Bottle from Food Lion of Warrenton, VA Aroma: apples, cinnamon, vanilla Appearance: clear golden with no head Taste: medium sweetness, Palate: light body, oily feel, soft carbonation, long finish Decent

Tried from Bottle on 18 Jul 2017 at 10:46


3.1
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5

Bottle. Strawberry/rhubarb syrup aroma. Pink - moderate but very short-lasting head. Strong sweet-tart strawberry-rhubarb flavor with a hint of bitter hay flavor. Cloying - almost like drinking snow-cone syrup.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2017 at 21:52


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear yellow, quickly disappearing white head. Aroma is citrusy and ginger. Sweet, citrusy and light ginger. Fruity and slight ginger like finish. Sweet and artificial.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2017 at 21:34


4.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

12fl oz bottle. Pours pale yellow, white head. Aroma is cinnamon and apples. Sweet, cinnamon and juicy apples. Liquid apple pie. Sweet and cinnamon spiced finish.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2017 at 21:31


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

12 fl oz bottle. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is sweet citrus. Sweet lemonade. Sweet citrusy. Mild herbal teaish. Sweet fruity and teaish finish.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Jul 2017 at 21:21